According to the latest notification, the 2.95 lakh candidates will be able to download the CAT 2025 admit card from the official website- iimcat.ac.in. Moreover, the CAT 2025 admit card is released on the IIM CAT official website. Last year, 3.29 lakhs applicants had completed the CAT registration 2024, while 2.93 lakhs candidates appeared for the CAT examination. So, compared to last year, there are approximately 34 thousand fewer CAT registrations this year. This year, CAT 2025 registration started on August 01, 2025, and candidates were able to fill up the CAT 2025 application till September 20, 2025. CAT 2025 will be held on November 30 for MBA admission to IIMs, IITs. NITs, and over 1000 B-schools of the country. Explore the article to learn more about the CAT 2025 application number over the years, the CAT 2025 admit card date, etc.
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As per the latest update by the CAT 2025 conducting body, IIM Kozhikode says CAT 2025 admit card has been generated for 2.95 lakh candidates. IIM Kozhikode has not published any specific numbers regarding how many students have registered for the CAT 2025, but rather has mentioned the number of students who can download the admit card.
While in 2024, 2.93 lakhs candidates appeared for the CAT examination, in 2025, 2.95 lakhs candidates has issued the CAT 2025 admit card. The table below shows the CAT registration trends over the years.
Year | CAT Conducting IIMs | Total CAT registrations | Total Students Appeared for the CAT exam |
2025 | 2.95 Lakhs (Eligible to download Admit Card) | - | |
2024 | 3.29 Lakhs | 2.93 Lakhs | |
2023 | 3.28 Lakhs | 2.88 Lakhs | |
2022 | 2.55 Lakhs | 2.22 Lakhs | |
2021 | 2.30 Lakhs | 1.90 Lakhs | |
2020 | 2.30 Lakhs | 1.90 Lakhs |
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Going by the trends of the previous years, it is expected that 87-89% of the CAT 2025 registrations will appear on the day of the examination. So if there is no further alteration in the CAT 2025 admit card download numbers, it is expected that applicants between 2.62 lakhs to 2.56 lakhs will appear for the CAT 2025 examination. Check out the table below for trends regarding CAT registration vs the CAT exam day turn-ups of the previous years.
Year | Total CAT registrations | Total Students Appeared for the CAT exam | % of students appearing for the CAT |
2025 | 2.95 Lakhs (Eligible to download Admit Card) | - | 87-89% (based on trends) |
2024 | 3.29 Lakhs | 2.93 Lakhs | 89 |
2023 | 3.28 Lakhs | 2.88 Lakhs | 87.8 |
2022 | 2.55 Lakhs | 2.22 Lakhs | 87 |
2021 | 2.30 Lakhs | 1.90 Lakhs | 83.4 |
2020 | 2.30 Lakhs | 1.90 Lakhs | 83.4 |
The CAT 2025 admit card has been released on November 12, 2025, from 12:00 PM. The new CAT admit card release date 2025 is November 12, 2025. Here are the other CAT 2025 important dates.
CAT 2025 Registration Started | August 01, 2025 |
The CAT Application 2025 ended | September 20, 2025 |
CAT 2025 Admit Card Release Date | November 12, 2025 |
CAT 2025 Examination | November 30, 2025 |
CAT 2025 Result | December 19/20, 2025 |
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